A joint venture (JV) of OHL and its affiliates Sobrino, G&O and Geotunel has secured a €134m contract from Spanish railway infrastructure manager Adif to build a section of the Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastián high-velocity railway (HVR).
Under the deal, the JV will build the Mondragón-Elorrio-Bergara section, which includes three axes of the HVR that form Sector 1 and executed in the municipality of Bergara (Guipúzcoa).
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The section will also be part of the Nudo de Bergara (the Bergara knot), which is set to facilitate a direct HVR link between the three Basque capitals and is included in the HVR Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastián-French boarder platform.
The OHL JV said it will use the New Austrian Method to build three tunnels with a total length of 6,313m, accounting for over 89% of the section.
The company will also build a 200m-long artificial tunnel in Angiozar, a 20m-long viaduct in Aranostei over three axes of the HVR, eight connecting galleries between the tunnels, as well as two walls and a 527m open-air platform and an area of riverbed filling and auxiliary installations.
OHL has a 40% share in the project, while its affiliates Sobrino, G&O and Geotunel own 20%, 10% and 30% shares respectively. The company has so far executed nearly 200 projects in Spain.
It recently completed an HVR section in Guipúzcoa and the Antzuola-Ezkio Itsaso east section.
OHL is currently involved in the development of railway infrastructure in Spain’s Huelva station, as well as the installation of new railway track to increase the capacity of the HVR between Madrid (Atocha) and Torrejón de Velasco (Madrid).
